현대음악교육이론을 통한 유아음악교육방법에 대한 연구- 달크로즈이론을 중심으로

Abstract

Music helps human beings cultivate their sensibility richer, develop their thoughts more creatively, and thus feel emotionally stable. That has been the reason why more and more parents show interest in children's music education believing that music should start early in their kids' life. This paper started with the conviction that children should learn to take interest in and enjoy music itself by receiving music education and thus get to have the ability to integrate music into their lives in a natural manner. Kids need not cram music into their heads or simply imitate what they see in adults' music and musical activities in order to learn and enjoy music. Thus, in the study, three schools of musical pedagogy were suggested as those theoretical instruments to help them grow interest in music and voluntarily participate in musical activities. They included the schools of Kodaly, Orff, and Dalcroze. Since Dalcroze had impacts on the development of the other two musicians' theories, the research was based on his pedagogical theories. First, a brief review of the theories of music education of those three musicians was taken. Kodaly focused on group singing and relative solmization and aimed to create comprehensive musical knowledge. Orff placed bigger emphasis on the education making use of body movements and language in teaching music, as well as the use of Schulwerk and Orff instruments and the development of auditory sense. Finally, Dalcroze suggested that they should adopt eurhythmics, solfege, and improvisations to help children develop their rhythmic and auditory sense. Evidently, there were differences among the three schools with their own unique characteristics. But they shared the following features at the same time: first, all three of them regarded voice as the best instrument; second, they didn't put much pressure on musical notes; and third, they valued an early start in music education. The results led to the suggestion that their pedagogical theories on music education should be studied more so that the practitioners could achieve the goals of music education, which were to cultivate children's sensibility rich, develop their creative abilities, and thus induce their emotional stability. Recently, the increasing interest in music education has resulted in more active research efforts on the pedagogical methods. Unfortunately, however, the related literature and data are scarce and there are only a small number of educational agencies capable of adopting and applying the theories of music education discussed in the body, which kind of reality must be overcome for sure